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All Refinery Catalytic Units; Reforming (Fixed Bed and CCR); Isomerization; Hydrogenation; and FCC
Expert possesses more than 30 years of executive level experience working directly with the world’s largest petroleum and petrochemical companies, specifically in catalyst manufacturers and end users. As the head of global business development for this critical component of their…
Chemical Process Development in Refinery, Gas, Petrochemical, Renewable Energies and Water Treatment
Expert is a dynamic and multi-functional chemical engineer with 12 years' extensive experience in engineering, field engineering and construction and leadership of engineering and EPC in high-tech oil, gas and petrochemical projects. His diverse expertise spans from initial conceptual design…
Fluidization Processes (lab, pilot plant, commercial scale-up and start-up)
Expert has conducted fluid bed experiments with five different commercial fluid bed processes involving all four types of powders (Group’s A, B, C, & D). His on-hands research involved all types of fluid bed reactor designs from bubbling to riser’s…
Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation for the Production of Fine Chemicals
Expert has applied his organic chemistry/heterogeneous catalysis/reaction engineering background to the development of processes for the production of pharmaceuticals, vitamins and nutraceuticals, agrochemicals, flavors and fragrances, liquid crystals and fine chemicals as well as base chemicals. He has broad experience…
Edible Oils, Trans Fats & Acids, Oilseed Processing, Fat Labeling, Soybean Oil, Supercritical Fluids
He is very familiar with sensory chemical and instrumental methods to assess the flavor of all types of edible oils and fats including salad/cooking oils margarine shortening and frying fats. Expert has 44 years experience in conducting both basic and…
Refining and Petrochemical Processes, Including Safety and Energy Conservation Audits
Expert has over 32 years' experience in Engineering Management at senior level in Process Engineering, Technology, Operations and Project Management, Licensing, Acquisitions, Alliances and Business Development. Provided proven leadership and vision with broader perspectives and able to manage multiple tasks…
Semiconductor Post Etch Residue Cleaning, Post CMP Cleaning and CMP Slurries, Photoinitiator Process
Expert managed the initial stages for the ITX photoinitiator process as an applied organic chemist. He designed research parameters and the design of experiments to define process parameters and process economics. This product had annual sales of $3+ MM. Interacted…
Industrial Chemistry, Fuel Additives
Expert has over 35 years of experience with the synthesis and process development of amines based on hydrogenation of nitriles (including acrylonitrile adducts) or nitro compounds, and amination of alcohols or reductive amination of carbonyl compounds. He developed commercially used…
Homogeneous Catalysis, Water oxidation, CH oxidation, inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry
Expert is an expert in alkane and alkene chemistry and can provide insight into aspects of oxidation, partial oxidation, hydrogenation, hydrosilation, hydroformylation, and polymerization. Expert is knowledgeable of all aspects of the synthesis, structure, uses, and reactions of organometallic compounds…
Catalytic Organic Chemistry
Expert has over 30 years of experience in catalytic organic chemistry. His exceptional skills encompass basic research, product development, scale-up, manufacturing, sales and marketing, joint venture, and contract negotiating on catalytic-related issues important to the chemical, pharmaceutical, and petroleum industries.…